Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished from its congeners by having a long, U-shaped luminous gland, which extends from the throat to just in front of the anal-fn origin (Ref. 96184).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acropomatiformes

Family: Acropomatidae

Genus: Acropoma

Species: Acropoma profundum Okamoto, 2014

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathypelagic